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HOW DO I MAKE REALISTIC HORNS FOR MY CREATURES ON AN IPAD?

If you're doing creature and character designs, at some stage you're going to be asked to create horns.

WHAT IS THE WORKFLOW FOR KEYSHOT WEB VIEWER?

I remember the first time it became possible to visualise my 3D models inside a web browser. What was previously a task restricted to dedicated content creation apps was suddenly visible and interactively available inside the same interface you write your emails in. Remarkable!

MODEL A FEROCIOUS DEATHCLAW

Marcus Whinney explains how to sculpt and render a Fallout-inspired creature

BUILD A BIZARRE BABY SCULPTURE

Find out how Oliver Schtiimann brings a creepy bust to life

THE MAKING OF A FALL GUY

lan Dean speaks to Cinesite's Jennifer Meire about melding digital and practical effects in the revamp of an 80s classic

USE UNREAL ENGINE FOR COMPOSITING

Lance Evans tests out whether Unreal's much-vaunted new motion graphics tooling can match up against After Effects

SET AN ATMOSPHERE WITH DARK FANTASY CONCEPT ARTWORK

Video game artist Kay Tang shares the process behind creating a grimly unnerving sacrificial scene from her personal universe

Xencelabs Pen Display 16

It has been pitched to sit between Xencelabs’ large Pen Display 24 and the traditional Pen Tablet Medium.

STACKED TO THE FUTURE Nikon Z6 III

'Partially stacked' is a term usually reserved for when you trip over while carrying three pints back from the bar and manage not to spill a drop... but in camera terms it's something entirely different.

PLAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

Who needs a new console release when there's a plethora of fresh games and accessories for every platform, not to mention the latest generation of specialist laptops? Here’s our guide to this year’s greatest buys for players...

UPVOTED BOARDS

Lying down, standing up or somewhere in between (and, sometimes, flailing about in the sea like a dying lobster): Chris Rowlands rides out on nine rad pieces of kit for a totally tubular time

Sharp Dual Drawer Air Fryer

A handy sticker shows what food each of the 12 presets is supposed to cook.

COMING SOON TO CONSOLES

Wondrous platforming, digital nostalgia and much more

CONSOLE KIT pt2

This gen isn't very next’ any more, but don’t get complacent when you have all these new ways to level up your timewasting

I'll try thumb thing new

Insta360 has upgraded its teeny-tiny action camera with 4K video capture, making it a more appealing gnarl-chaser than ever

Still Wakes the Deep

The Chinese Room's nerve-jangling new horror game puts you on a North Sea oil rig that's being tormented by a mysterious creature. Sounds like a right laugh, dunnit?

Cloud backup 2024

Whether it's through attack or error, your business data is always at risk. Dave Mitchell explains how cloud services can add extra protection and puts four contenders to the test

HP Spectre x360 16 (2024)

This sleek 2kg convertible packs everything you need, including a Core Ultra chip and optional Nvidia graphics

Asus Vivobook S15 OLED Copilot+PC

A strong debut for both Copilot+ PCs and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chip for Windows

Control your computer with your face and head -it's the future!

As if to show nothing is new in the world of technology, eye tracking and gesture control date back decades. But if Apple's on board, maybe their time has finally come, suggests Nicole Kobie

Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra

A brilliant advert for resinbased 3D printing, with a host of features that make it easy to obtain great results

HP All-in-One 27 cr-0014na PC

A speedy and temptingly priced all-in-one PC with a fine 27in display-but note its 1080p resolution

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 1 (AMD)

By no means the last word in excitement, but the ThinkPad E16 is a good-value choice for business users

Huawei MateBook D16

The best and biggest screen here, plus a powerful Core i9 processor, ensure the MateBook D16 stands out

Five ways to get cloud computing wrong

Don't let your migration projects go up in smoke. Steve Cassidy runs through the blunders to avoid

SMART CITIES THE LONG HISTORY OF THEIR FUTURE

Nicole Kobie traces the roots of smart cities back to Victorian London, before taking us on a journey to the concept's present and future

Run your own personal cloud

Fed up with storage quotas and monthly subscriptions? Darien Graham-Smith finds out how to turn a Raspberry Pi into your own private cloud server

Acer Aspire Go 14

It's tough to argue with this laptop's value for money or battery life, but speed lovers should look elsewhere

Run WINDOWS 10 Forever

Not won over by Windows 11? Nik Rawlinson explains how to move Windows 10 to a secure virtual machine that you can keep using after the upgrade

Chip off the old block

Standalone sales of the Z80 CPU have finally been discontinued after 48 years. David Crookes looks back on a chip with a staggering impact